What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Obtusoecia obtusata been recorded?

Obtusoecia obtusata occurrence evidence comes from 510 records in 13 countries and territories, from 1863 to 2004. Most records come from Canada.

OstracodaHalocypridaHalocyprididaeObtusoecia

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

510 records across 13 countries and territories, 1863–2004.

Obtusoecia obtusata · GBIF taxon key 1028558

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: April.

8 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

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Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Obtusoecia obtusata has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Obtusoecia obtusata. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Canada 106
Spain 67
Greenland 63
Iceland 44
Svalbard and Jan Mayen 44
Ireland 35
Russia 15
Norway 11
France 4
Sweden 4
United Kingdom 1
Italy 1
Portugal 1

Related animals

Others in the family Halocyprididae.

Discoconchoecia elegans
1,571 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.